St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-10
BILL NYE AND JAY GOULD.
The Humorist Pays His Respects
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The Humorist Pays His Respects
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| 1ts had been ten long, weary years
Since last met Jay Gould until 1 called
upon him yesterday to renew the ac-
quaintance and discuss the happy past.
Ten years of patient toll and earnest
| endeavor on my part, ten years of phi
| lanthropy on his, have been filed away
| Eln the grim and greedy heretofore. Both
| lOf us haYe changed in that time, though
Jayo has changed more than / have.
Perhaps that is because he has been
thrown more in contact with change
than l have.
Still, had changed a good deal in
those years, for when called at Irving
| member me. Neither did the Watchful
but overestimated dog in the front yard.
Mr.. Gould lives in comfort. in a CHEEKY
homie, surrounded by hired help and a
barbed-wire fence.
BY wearing ready-made clothes, in
stead of having his clothing made
especially for himself, he has been en-
abled to amaSs good many millions of
dollars with which he is enabled to buy
things.
Carefully concealing the fact that /
had any business relations with the
press, / gave my card to the person who
giving for not having dropped in before,
l took seat in the spare room to wait
for the great railroad magnate.
Mr.. Gould entered the room with a
low, stealthy tread, and looked me over
in curSOry way, and yet with the air
of connOiSSeur.
II believe that have never had the
pleasure of meeting you before, SIR"
said the great railroad swallower and
amateur philanthrOpiSt with tinge of
irony.
eyes, sir, we met some ten years
ago." said L, lightly running my fingers
show him that | was accustomed to the
sight.of piano. 81 was then working
in the rolling mill at Laramie City, Wyo.,
and you came to visit the mill, which was
then operated by the Union Pacific Rail
road company. You do, not remember
me because l have purchased a differ
ent pair of trousers since saw you, and
the cane which l wear this season
changes my whole appearance, also. l
remember you, however, very much"
''Well, if we grant all that, Mr. Nye,
will you excuse me for asking you to
what / am indebted for this call?''
'.Well, Mr.. Could" said I, rising to
my full height and putting my soft hat
on the brow of the Venus de Milo, after
which l seated myself opposite him in a
degage Western way, you are indebted
to me for this call. That's what you're
indebted to. But we will let that pass.
We are not here to talk about
indebtedness, Jay. If you are busy
you needn't return this call till
next winter. But [ am here
just to converse in quiet way, as be-.
tween man and man. To talk, over the
past, to ask. you how, your. conduct is
and to inquire if can do you any good
to speak pieces and ask in a grammati-
indebted for this CALI My
main object in coming up here
was to take you by the hand and ask
You how your memory is this spring?
Judging from what could hear was
led to believe that it was little in
clined to be sluggish and atrophied days
soaJay?" s
s!No, sir; that is not 500 @
siNery well, then / have been .misled
by the reports in the papers. and am
S iou IL 10 oil q IiIottkho. NUN, ouG tiltlfS
mQre before go. Did it ever occur to
you that while you and your family are
about in your yacht together some day,
a sudden squall, a quick lurch of the
ice Scuppers, a tremendous movement
Ofqthe main brace, a shudder of the
spring boom might occur and all be,
OYer?" 81
s$SYes, sir. / have often thought of it,
and OF course such thing might happen
at any time; but you forget that while
we are. out ON the broad and boundlesS
ocean we enjey ourselves. We are free.
People with morbid curiosity can not
the daily newspapers, and we do not
have to meet low, vulgar people. who
paytheir debts and perSpir6. - - :.
''Of course, that is one view to take
of it.; but that is only a selfish view.
Surprising that you have made no pro
vision for the future in case of accident.
Would it not be well for you to name
some one outside of your own family to
take up this great burden which
is now weighing you down-this
money which you say yourself
has made slave. OF you-and
look out for it? Have7-youe ever consid-
cred this matter seriously and settled
upon good man who would be willing
to water your stock for you, and so con-.
duct your affairs that nobody would get
any benefit from your vast accumula-
tions, and. in every way. carry out the
policy which you have haugurated2
eff you have not thoroughly consid-
cred this matter wish that you would
do so at an early date. L have in my
minds eye just such man as you need.
His shoulders are we'll fitted for bur-
den of this kind, and he would pick it
up cheerfully at any time you see fit to
lay it down. l will give you his adj
dress"
''Thank you," said Mr., Gould, as the
thermometer in the next room suddenly
froze up and burst with a loud report
sand now, if you will excuse me from
Dffsetting my time, which is worth $500
q minute, against yours, which judge
to- be worth about 81, per week, / will
bid you good morning."I oas ~
He then held the door open for me,
and shortly after that l came away
There were three reasons why / did not
remain, but the principal reason was
that did not think he wanted me to
do so.
And so I came away and left him.
There was little else that could say
after that. BILL NYE.
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